By Auren Freitas dos Santos In community schemes governed under the Sectional Titles Schemes Management Act (STSMA), the concept of a “special levy” is as familiar as it is controversial.…
Auren Freitas dos SantosJuly 2, 2025
By Ané de Klerk In this final installment of our three part series, we will take a closer look at finances and dispute resolution in the sectional title context. Missed…
advisorySeptember 6, 2023
By Auren Freitas dos Santos The intricacies of the STSM Act and the prescribed management rules can often seem like a labyrinth for most people dealing with body corporate governance.…
advisorySeptember 6, 2023
By Ané de Klerk In this second part of our three part series, we will take a closer look at meetings and maintenance in the sectional title context. Missed Part…
advisoryAugust 2, 2023
By Auren Freitas dos Santos Not many people know that in August 2021 the Community Schemes Ombud Service (CSOS) issued a Practice Directive called “Approval of Special and Unanimous Resolution…
advisoryMay 10, 2023
By Ané de Klerk By now most people are aware that those who act as proxies for others at a body corporate’s Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) may only do so…
advisoryDecember 7, 2022
By Ané de Klerk Originally published on paddocks.co.za I recently received notice for two meetings called by a body corporate of which I am a member. The email to which…
advisoryOctober 4, 2022
By Ané de Klerk “Surely this person cannot be our chairperson?” – a question I often get asked by students and clients alike. With so much misinformation out there, I…
advisoryAugust 3, 2022